New York Senate Bill 2544 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO INSURANCE
Pending: Senate Insurance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides that an insurer doing business in this state shall be liable to a policy holder for such insurer's refusal to pay or unreasonable delay of payment to the policy holder if such refusal or delay was not substantially justified; enumerates instances whereby an insurer's refusal or delay of payment is not substantially justified including intentional negligence, failure to act in good faith, failure to provide written denial of claim and failure to make final determination of claim within six months.

Provides that an insurer doing business in this state shall be liable to a policy holder for such insurer's refusal to pay or unreasonable delay of payment to the policy holder if such refusal or delay was not substantially justified; enumerates instances whereby an insurer's refusal or delay of payment is not substantially justified including intentional negligence, failure to act in good faith, failure to provide written denial of claim and failure to make final determination of claim within six months.

Sen. John DeFrancisco [R]	Sen. Joseph Addabbo [D]	Sen. John Bonacic [R]	Sen. Martin Dilan [D]
Sen. Adriano Espaillat [D]	Sen. Kevin Parker [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-01-08	Senate	REFERRED TO INSURANCE
2013-01-18	Senate	REFERRED TO INSURANCE

A03305 (Same As) 2014-01-08 - referred to insurance

Type	Source
Summary	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S02544&term=2013&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S02544&term=2013&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S02544